Dr. Granville Morse was raised in Lakeview, attended St. Pius X, and graduated from Christian Brothers School and Jesuit High School. He graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and then received his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Morse completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Charity Hospital and is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine.

He served as Chief Resident and was awarded both the Albert J. Lauro award for Outstanding Resident in Emergency Medicine and the Ochsner Clinic Foundation Outstanding Performance in Emergency Medicine Award. Following his residency, Dr. Morse worked as an Emergency Medicine physician at East Jefferson General Hospital, Lakeview Regional Medical Center and Thibodaux Regional Medical Center.

In addition to his System Chair duties, he also currently serves as Deputy Coroner of Jefferson Parish. In April 2012, Dr. Morse and MHM Urgent Care partnered to bring high-quality, cost-effective Urgent Care to the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. Dr. Morse is married with three children.